The Comparative Research Of Henry Thoreau And Robert Frost's Literature

This paper will compare Henry Thoureau's literature with Robert Frost's.an analysis of the train of thought is" the base of comparsion"?"the coparsion of literature"?"the cause of literature difference".Prolegomenon can be classified into three partes,including cause of reseach,literatue review,core cocept.In cause of reseach,the author discriminate difference between Thoreau and Emerson,summarize the similarity of Thoreau liteature and Frost.The witer hackle the the biblegraphys of Thoreau and Frost,summarize the present situation of the two at home and abroad.The core concept of this paper is Transcendlism,which have influences on both Thoreau and Frost.Chapter one analysize the bsae of comparsion of Thoreau literature and Frost's,dicussing the possiblity of comparsion from common region and common thought.New England is the Regional basis of the two comparsion.Thoreau and Frost are writers with local colar,have common natual literature tradition and are influenced by New England academic thought.Emerson is the intellectual context of Thoreau and Frost This paper analysize the influence of Emerson thought from the spirit of independence and Symbolic theory.The literature of Thoreau and Frost have similar style.This paper analysize the two's similarity from narrative modes and literary languageChapter two is specific comparsion of comparsion of Thoreau literature and Frost's.According the two's work,analysize similarities and difference from nature,and Idyllic and truth.In nature,Thoreau regard nature as spirtual ballast,endow nature with meaing.In contrast,Frost reagard nature as writing materials.Regarding reltionship of man and nature,Thoreau keep optimstic in general while it is hard for Frost to unite the man and nature.Thoreau and Frost both like describle idyllic life and the literature of two show idyllic feature.But Thoreau's literature mianly describle idyllic nice,idyllic represent freedom and comfort;While Frost's writing breach idyllic literature tradition,show real country and survival status of rual people.Idyllic provide material and inspiration for him.Thoreau and Frost's truth view have similarity.The two both understand the divide of material anf spirit,keep doubtful attitude about eternal truth.But Thoreau is inflenced by metaphysics more obviously,while Frost obeject metaphysics because of the influence of modern philosophy.Chapter three anaysize the cause of Thoreau and Frost literature difference from times and thought.Thoreau and Frost literature refelect different history stage becacuse they locate different times.In thought Thoreau Transcendentalism is influenced by German Idealism and Romantism.Frost is Influenced by Modernism,his works contain more modern elements.